Creating culinary masterpieces builds language and understanding of sequencing. Sturdy play food, pots, pans, and utensils will hold up for plenty of pretend meals and restaurant play. Wash, prep, cook, and serve! It helps many kids play through fears about injuries, illnesses, or medical procedures like getting shots, too. Small figurines with obvious size and color attributes invite exploration of sorting and counting—and plenty of play. These versatile teddy bears can live in block creations, hide in the sandbox, swim in the water table, or get squished into play dough, too.
We love many options from Peaceable Kingdom like this one—or check out our entire list of best board games and card games for preschool. Colorful scarves are a small item but good for so many things: creative movement and dance, decorating block creations, and creating super-easy costumes like capes, skirts, and head coverings.
Preschoolers are built to move. This little bike lets them do it independently and safely—even indoors if you have a hard floor and a bit of space. It easily converts to fire engine, ambulance, delivery truck, or any other vehicle needed in a pretend play scenario, too. Set up an impromptu toss game between peers or into a basket, or have kids balance bean bags on different body parts during songs or yoga poses.
Preschoolers are scientists by nature. Encourage observation and their wonder of living things with this invitation to study anything creepy-crawly. Give us all the lacing cards and beads for building fine motor skills. This frustration-free set is particularly satisfying for chubby fingers. Kids are endlessly entertained by this simple set-up, and there are plenty of chances to work on concepts like colors, patterning, and counting. We scoured the internet to find the best literacy activities for preschoolers to add to your arsenal.
The key to instilling a love of learning in little ones is by disguising it with plenty of fun! This pre-K activity suggested by Fun Learning for Kids combines letters with sports. Take a stack of plastic cups, and write a single letter on each. Then line the cups up in a row, spreading them out a bit. Give your child a small soccer ball or any soft ball , and instruct them to kick the ball toward the letter cups.
Once they knock a cup down, instruct them to say the name of the letter on the cup. For a more advanced version, say a letter first, and see if they can aim for the corresponding cup.
Practice colors and letters together with this preschool activity from No Time for Flashcards. All you need is a printable rainbow , some colored label stickers and a marker.
Use the marker to write one letter on each circle sticker. Give the child the sticker sheet, and instruct them to peel off each sticker, say the letter and stick it onto the part of the rainbow with the matching color. This helps little ones work on letter recognition, color discrimination and fine motor skills. If your kiddos need to burn off some energy, this letter activity from Toddler Approved will be perfect. Use a stack of paper plates, and write one giant letter on each one.
Then use packing tape to secure each plate to a pillow and spread them around the room. Have the kids start on one side of the room and try to jump to the other without touching the floor. As they jump to each new pillow, have them say the letter or letter sound.
Hands on as We Grow came up with a letter familiarity activity that will get your little ones moving and their creative juices flowing. Toddler Approved came up with this fantastic letter recognition game, especially recommended for kids who love knocking things over.
The preparation is minimal and only requires a pool noodle, some popsicle sticks and letter stickers. Storytime has a hands-on element with Deborah J. Stewart has her students pass the bottle around while she reads them a story in class. She reports that the bottles keep her students calm while engaging more of their attention in the story. Her post on Teach Preschool includes directions, materials and even pictures for easy reference. Picture a bin with a crocodile face on top, filled with letters and surprise cards.
The student holding the crocodile then pulls a letter and calls it out. Extra surprise cards can let you repeat a turn, reverse directions or anything else you want to include. Making Learning Fun includes directions and free printables to make things easy. The title of this activity explains it all. Cup of WormsTime 5 to 10 minutes Materials Clear glasses or cupsChocolate puddingCandied jelly wormsCocoa powder Directions Here is a playful party treat perfectly suited to preschool humor.
Make the pudding together and spoon it into clear cups Little ones love making crafts, but who has the time or money for the supplies you need to put together an amazing project? Good news - your children can make these five crafts for preschoolers using only four supplies or less.
Tissue Paper Tree Kelly Sundstrom. How to Make ShakersMaterials Plastic medicine bottles in various sizes, soap bottles, small pop-top juice cans, or small aluminum pie or tart pans Popcorn, rice, dried beans, pennies, and other noise-making items Glue gun or tapeDirections Collec Pretend BakeryMaterials Aprons White paper lunch bag Rolling pin Cookie cutters Playdough Prepared cookie dough optional Plastic knife optional Cookie sheet optional Directions Give your child an apron and a white paper lunch bag to wear as Cut out the inside of the shape to make the stencil, and tape the stencil onto So here are some fun ways to educate the children, seriously!
Buzz is an excellent game for younger kids who need to recite long lists such as a series of numbers, letters of the alphabet , and days of the month. You will need: Sheets of white paper, pencil, pen or sketch pens, drawings or images. When asked a question, the ideal thing to do is answer. But not when you are playing this game, which older kids and teens will enjoy playing. The game gets hilarious when students get imaginative and creative with their answers.
Four corners is a simple game of chance that can energize students and keep them awake after the lunch hour. You will need: A room with four corners and enough space for a group of students to stand. This game is an interesting way to make children listen and focus on the voice of another person. Avoid -ing or -ion words. You can increase the complexity of the game by restricting them to a particular theme or topic.
The mime is a fun game to revise verbs or action words.
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